Builder Spotlight Cozy Mark IV Still looking as new as tomorrow; by Ed Wischmeyer. Intoxocating Composite Air Group's Toxo Sportster points to bullish times in the SLSA market; by Geoffrey P. Jones. Cross-Country Crapshoot Bottom line: A little adventure is great A lot isn't. By Rick Lindstrom A Sign of the Zodiac (Part 3) With an airplane to build, everyone gets into the act; by Rick Lindstrom. Come Fly With Me--The eCFI (Part 3) We offer hardware ideas for those who may want to build their own systems; by Brian A. Seeley. Build Your Skills: Composites (Part 4) In Part 4, we make parts from molds; by Bob Fritz. All About Avionics, Part 5 EFISes and GPSes get all the play, but you'll want a strong communications suite and backup navigation; by Stein Bruch. Shop Talk The Home Machinist (Part 5) We complete a project on the lathe; by Bob Fritz. Engine Beat Rotax two-stroke school; by Tim Kern. Aero 'Lectrics Flash yourself, Part 2; by Jim Weir. Designer's Notebook Wind Tunnel The inherent compromises of a fixed-pitch propeller; by Barnaby Wainfan. Exploring Around the Patch Paying it back; by Marc Cook. What's New Lycoming launches a new web site, and Cozy builders get assistance; edited by Mary Bernard. Used Sparks Does buying pre-owned avionics make sense? By Larry Anglisano. Light Stuff The RANS S-7S Courier Light Sports; by Dave Martin. Kit Bits Contributors Letters List of Advertisers Builders' Marketplace The Classified Builder Kit Stuff Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.
Follow these links to visit the web sites of companies you read about in the August issue.
KITPLANES sits down with Advanced Flight Systems' founder Rob Hickman to examine his new synthetic-vision EFIS.
JPI's Lance Turk explains the features of the new JPI EDM-740.
Ever wonder what it takes to be the largest kit manufacturer in the world? KITPLANES editor Marc Cook takes a tour of Van's Aircraft in Aurora, Oregon.
KITPLANES editor Marc Cook visits Matco Manufacturing near Salt Lake City to see how the company's brakes, wheels and master cylinders are built.
Get an inside look at how Dynon builds and tests its electronic flight instruments.
Kitplanes Magazine contributor Ed Kolano takes a first look at the Sherpa utility aircraft.
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